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8th March: Nicola Benedetti wins Best Classical at Global Awards, Cheltenham Festival announces 75th anniversary line-up, Music lessons ‘being stripped’ out of England schools

Friday 8th March '19

Nicola Benedetti is named Best Classical Artist at The Global Awards 2019 The great Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti won the Best Classical Award at The Global Awards 2019, a category that was voted for by the public.The other …

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14th December: Why classical music can be as mainstream as pop, Christoph Waltz to direct Opera and a piano world record in Bosnia

Thursday 14th December '17

In today's news: Bryn Terfel has pulled out of the Met Opera's production of Tosca due to vocal fatigue, Composer Alexis Ffrench's approach to condensing compositions into three-and-a-half-minute tracks to make them more accessible and …

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10th March: New Order at Manchester International Festival

Friday 10th March '17

In today's news: a guide to newly opened Pierre-Boulez hall, a short profile of baritone Sir Bryn Terfell, and conductor Václav Luks is awarded Mozart Prize, the ICMA trophy revealed in Paris, Cheltenham festival programme …

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2nd January: Vienna Philharmonic perform in new suits, Vienna celebrates 11-year-old composer Alma Deutscher & sneak preview of 2017’s cultural highlights

Monday 2nd January '17

Classical News In today's classical news, Vienna Philharmonic perform in new suits designed by Vivienne Westwood, Vienna celebrates 11-year old composer Alma Deutscher, and conductor Jeffrey Tate is given a knighthood. Also, a sneak preview of …

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2nd June: 92-year old Carnegie Hall pianist becomes oldest-ever woman to complete a marathon, Bryn at 50 and Saffron Hall announces third full season

Tuesday 2nd June '15

Classical News In today's news 92-year-old pianist Harriette Thompson has become the oldest-ever woman to complete a marathon. Opera singer Bryn Terfel will celebrate his 50th birthday with a Royal Albert Hall concert to include stars …

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16th April: Alan Gilbert’s PRS Lecture, the Royal Opera House’s 2015-2016 season, German instrument sales on the increase despite decline in string sector

Thursday 16th April '15

Classical News The GuardianBryn Terfel, Sarah Kane and the chance to prom: the Royal Opera House’s 2015-16 seasonA wide-ranging slate of productions include a new production of Orphée et Eurydice, Katie Mitchell directing Lucia di Lammermoor, …

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9th April: How can you make an opera about 9/11? The ENO open a foyer cafe to help with finances, Croydon Council’s refurbishment plans for Fairfield Hall

Thursday 9th April '15

Classical News The GuardianHow can you make an opera about 9/11?Opera has always thrived on grandiose spectacle, but are the events at the World Trade Center a tragedy too far? The team behind ENO’s new work …

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5th January: Politicians can learn from Wagner’s Hans Sachs, Bryn Terfel interview, Julian lloyd Webber to sell his Stradivarius cello

Thursday 5th February '15

Classical News The Guardian'I hope our artistic leaders will heed Sachs's advice. The survival of ENO may depend on it'Wagner’s Hans Sachs could teach today’s politicians a thing or two about the value of art, writes …

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16th October: British Airways pairs in-flight-meals with classical music, J & A Beare launches exclusively online auction, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra receives $400,000 from Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Politicians speak out on WA Opera WA Opera “censorship”

Thursday 16th October '14

Classic FMKarl Jenkins to judge Arts Club's £4,000 classical music awardCalling all young musicians: entries for the Classical Music Award, launched by the Arts Club in 2013 to celebrate the best performer aged between 18-30 in the …

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17th September: Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel in ENO Sweeney Todd, Lang Lang to perform with PSY and Yo-Yo Ma recieves Amsterdam’s Concertgebou prize.

Wednesday 17th September '14

GuardianEmma Thompson takes on role in Sweeney Todd musical in West EndActor to play piemaker Mrs Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's work after Broadway run and after 25 years away from London stageClassical Music MagazineMaking Music report: …

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